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The Cigar Pulpit
by cigarpulpit
Hello Brothers and Sisters in Smoke! Settle into the lounge and enjoy a cigar with the Bishop of the Burn, Gator, and guests as they feature cigar news, reviews, interviews, and more in the Cigar Pulpit.
Episodes
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Ask the Pulpit: You all are PASSIONATE about fries!
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick takes to the phone lines and listens to your calls in another Ask the Pulpit episode. And you all are extremely passionate about your french fries! Following Boots' rant about crinkle cut fries in last Tuesday's show, you all came out with…
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Cigar Content: All for the want of an ashtray...
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is sticking his nose in the middle of something that doesn't pertain to him in an effort to calm things down. While smoking a Camacho Triple Maduro, Nick explains a recent issue that happened to the Stick Figures Podcast (hosted by Boots!)...
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Ask the Pulpit: What's Wrong with Crinkle Fries?
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick takes to the phone line and listens to your calls in another Ask the Pulpit episode. After lighting up an LFD Oro Churchill, Nick addresses such topics as PulpitFest, drinks that he pairs with cigars, and more. He also gets into a debate…
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The Impact of PulpitFest
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick fires up an Aladino Gorbusto Chimp and discusses the final day of PulpitFest and the impact the event had. We hear from Erica Flores, founder and executive director of Vincent's Clubhouse, to find out how the organization did overall. Did…
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Live from PulpitFest 2026!!!
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, it's PulpitFest 2026!!! Nick sits down in the comfort of the air conditioning of Vincent's Clubhouse and talks about the event and all of the festivities with a rotating group of attendees and guests. We also hear from Ash & Ale Cigar Lounge…
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Curmudgeon's Corner with Ed and Jim
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by professional curmudgeons Ed Sullivan and his dad, Jim. The three light up and smoked Ed's personal cigar crafted as part of the JC Newman Personal Reserve blending program for his 65th birthday. They talk all about the program...
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Ask the Pulpit: Habits, Cell Phones, and Ranch Dressing
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is gearing up for PulpitFest this week and takes to the phone line to listen to your calls in an Ask the Pulpit show. You guys had lots to say about a variety of subjects ranging from how you pick out what cigar you're going to smoke,...
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Are Cell Phones Ruining Cigar Lounges?
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick discusses a recent column he read in Cigar Press magazine about whether or not cell phones are ruining cigar lounges. Nick details the column and its perspective and then gives his thoughts on the matter. What do you think? Should cell…
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PulpitFest and Ranch Dressing with Mike Brinker
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by Mike Brinker to catch up and smoke a cigar. The guys fire up the West Tampa Tobacco Devil Crab and discuss a variety of topics. Mike is coming to his first PulpitFest and has some questions for Nick about what will be taking...
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Your PulpitFest '26 Preview!
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by Jim and Kenn to preview this year's PulpitFest, taking place October 1-4 in Palm Coast, Florida. The guys give a full rundown of the schedule, discuss some of the changes taking place, and answer a variety of questions they've...
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Mail calls and phone calls
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick goes over some fun items he received in the mail lately as well as takes some of your calls! First up, its that time of year again... Bricktoberfest! The folks at JC Newman were kind enough to send over some of their Bricktoberfest cigars…
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How do you figure out what to smoke?
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick lights up the Perdomo Legacy Father & Son Connecticut and asks you how you decide what to smoke. Nick gives a bit of insight into how he picks out a cigar these days, including what types of tobacco he may or may not be into right now. He...
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Giving your palate a rest
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is back at maybe 90-95% and is enjoying a Powstanie Connecticut Corona gifted to him by Ed Sullivan. We discuss the importance of taking time every once in a while to give your palate a few days off from cigars. We talk about what happens...
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Remembering Lars Tetens
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is still under the weather and isn't smoking, but he's here for a bit today. We take a moment to remember the guy who really revolutionized flavored and infused cigars, Lars Tetens, who passed away on Wednesday. Nick details a bit about...
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A Brief Show Update
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is under the weather and gives a brief show update letting you all know he'll be back with a full episode on Friday. In the meantime, check out some of the recent episodes you may have missed. Take care! Get your calls in for Ask the Pulpit...
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Does Terminology Matter in Cigars?
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is back home and smoking a West Tampa Tobacco Black and doing a bit of random housekeeping. He details a bit about his trip and some of the work related headaches he came home to. Then relays a bit of what he heard from some cigar related...
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Creating an Exclusive Blend with Kenn Klarich
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino (mobile) studios, Nick is joined by Kenn Klarich, owner of the Ash & Ale Cigar Lounge, to discuss the process of making his exclusive blend cigars. Kenn discusses how the project came to be, some of the different steps of the process, how the various...
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Ask the Pulpit: Nick had cats???
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick fires up a Schöelen Dunkel and takes your calls on another Ask the Pulpit. This time you guys have some thoughts about the million dollars a day question posed last week by Braden, a few more seventh anniversary shout outs, and more. And...
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Catching up with Trey Mac
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by Aladino Sales Director Trey Mac Shipley to have a nice chat. Nick fires up a few different cigars, starting with the Aladino Lounge Exclusive, while Trey Mac catches us up on a few items related to the company. But from there…
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Seventh Anniversary Celebration part 2
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick continues to celebrate the seventh anniversary of the podcast with a special Ask the Pulpit episode. He takes to the phone lines to hear your favorite moments from the show and to learn how you came to listen to the Pulpit. Nick smokes two...
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Seventh Anniversary Celebration part one
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick begins celebrating the shows seventh anniversary. He fires up a Plasencia Alma Del Cielo and reminisces a bit about the start of the show, what it was in concept at the beginning, and what it has evolved into. From there Nick covers seven...
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Recapping the Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival with Shawn
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by Shawn Beaudry who discusses his recent trip to the Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival. The guys light up the Chef Rick from West Tampa Tobacco and talk about the previously-Colorado- now-Wyoming based cigar event. Shawn compares the...
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Catching up on your Ask the Pulpit calls!
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is catching up on your Ask the Pulpit calls! You all called in regarding a variety of topics again, ranging from the Great Rocky debate, to a four pack of cigars for grizzled veteran smokers, to the purpose of mosquitos, and the warping of...
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Touring the Louisville Cigar Company
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick travels to Louisville Kentucky and visits with Josh Pickett, owner of the Louisville Cigar Company. The guys sit down and light up the Aladino 250th and discuss Josh's shop, his efforts to change the laws to allow for indoor cigar smoking,...
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Cigars, Whiskey, and Community with Jeff Endrizzi
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Parishioner Jeff Endrizzi joins Nick live and in person in the studio to have a chat and smoke a cigar. They guys dug through Nick's humidor and found some old Nat Sherman Joel Sherman 75th Anniversary lanceros to enjoy. They discuss the cigar...
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Set Sail for Cigars with Puff at Sea
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by Art Brooks who owns Puff at Sea, a cigar cruise experience. Art details his business and how he partners with well known cruise lines to provide a cigar-based cruise vacation experience for cigar lovers. Learn how he got into...
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New Cigars, the World Cup, and more with René Castañeda of Villiger
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by President of Villiger North America René Castañeda to light up the new 1888 San Andres. The guys discuss the new cigar, get into some of the challenges the company has faced since last year, PCA, the Parishioner Zoom Herfs, and...
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Couldn't Rocky just punch the mosquitoes away?
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick takes to the phone lines yet again for another Ask the Pulpit! This time we touch on variety of topics including the quality of Rocky 5 and where it ranks amongst the Rocky movies, a cigar lounge rising from the dead and getting new life in…
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Mid-Year State of the Industry Update
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick brings you a mid-year state of the cigar industry update. He's been hearing from his network of rep and retailer friends over the past few weeks as the close of the second quarter of the year approached and passed by, and he's compiled...
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The GIANT SIZE Ask the Pulpit Show!
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick takes to the phone lines to listen to your calls in a GIANT SIZE Ask the Pulpit episode! He's been asking for your calls to help keep the two shows a week schedule through the summer and you all keep coming through! We address more…
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Overlooked Cigar Brands with Mike Brinker
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by Mike Brinker to discuss some cigar brands that maybe don't get love often enough but are quietly out there putting out good cigars. The guys discuss some of them and also go down a rabbit hole wondering what may be happening…
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Mid-Year 2026 Death Prediction Check-In
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by Noah Zeleznik to do a mid-year celebrity death check in. We recap those we lost in the first six months of 2026 and review our predictions made at the end of 2025. Did we predict any correctly? Do we stand by our predictions…
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Retailers: Stock more than just singles
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick details some issues he had this week trying to get some budget friendly cigars in a bundle and how some retailers need to learn to stock more than just singles. Going through the story, Nick details the importance of having a variety of...
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Ask the Pulpit: More Sidepieces and Samplers
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick goes back to the phone lines for another Ask the Pulpit. While smoking a Diamond Crown Tampa, Nick thanks everyone for calling as it has been a huge help during the busy summertime. Truthfully, your calls are what is allowing him to keep...
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A PulpitFest Ticket Announcement!
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by his dad Jim and Kenn Klarich of the Ash & Ale Lounge to announce that PulpitFest 2026 tickets are on sale. The guys discuss the event and some of the planning going into it, designed to make this year's event fun and a little...
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Ask the Pulpit: Nicknames, World Cup, and Constructive Criticism
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick takes more of your calls in another Ask the Pulpit episode. He lights up a Herrera Esteli Habano and covers such topics as dad jokes, nicknames, some constructive criticism of the show, and more. We also hear some of your pack ideas for...
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Four cigars I'd give to a beginner
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, are you thinking about getting into cigars but not sure where to start? Or maybe you have a friend who's curious about the hobby and you're wondering what cigars to hand them first? Nick builds the ultimate beginner cigar sampler and breaks down...
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The Sliding Scale of the Age of Legality
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, after an extended weekend with his son, Nick is thankful you guys called in and gave him something to talk about on another Ask the Pulpit episode! Nick takes your calls and hears from you about a variety of subjects including how long would it...
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What is Track & Trace?
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick discusses a topic that has been popping up more and more this year, Track and Trace. It's a system of tracking tobacco products from the manufacturer to the retailer being used in the European Union. Nick discusses what it is, why it's in...
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Understanding Cigar Wrappers: Not all brown cigars are the same
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, we're doing a Cigar 101 course on wrapper tobacco. Nick goes over a variety of commonly used wrapper tobacco, detailing some of their differences. He also goes over some of the various fermentation techniques like Maduro and Candela. The goal is...
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Ask the Pulpit: Taking Lemonade Reviews to the Next Level
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick takes your calls on another Ask the Pulpit show. Nick lights up the Aladino Fuma Noche and listens to your voicemails. We cover topics like how to get the best value from the Cigar Authority Draft Packs, whether Nick would agree to a daily...
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The Art of Artista with Ram Rodriguez
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by Ram Rodriguez, owner of Artista Cigars, to discuss the company, their products, and much more. Nick lights up the Artista Falu while Ram smokes the new Broadleaf version of the Buffalo Ten. Learn about Ram's family history in...
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Getting to know Black Stogies Cigars
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by Eaton, owner of Black Stogies Cigars, to learn about his brand and discuss the trials, tribulations, and successes of starting a cigar company. Black Stogies has been in business for six years and has been working hard to…
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Prepping your humidor for Spring
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by Mike Brinker to discuss how preparing your humidor for Spring and Summer when the temperatures and humidity rise. The guys fire up the Crux Marblehead and go over the importance of tracking humidity and making adjustments for…
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Cigar accessories you should own (For real this time!)
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick settles in with an Angel Cuesta from JC Newman and discusses the cigar accessories you should own. Nick gives his personal recommendations on lighters, cutters, ashtrays, and a lot more. He also covers a product he recently found that he...
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The Cigar Industry of the Future with LFD's Litto Gomez Jr. Part Two
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by Litto Gomez Jr, vice president of retail partnerships and sales at La Flor Dominicana, to discuss the future of the cigar industry. Litto is part of the new generation of cigar manufacturers coming up in their family companies...
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The Cigar Industry of the Future with LFD's Litto Gomez Jr. Part One
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by Litto Gomez Jr, vice president of retail partnerships and sales at La Flor Dominicana, to discuss the future of the cigar industry. Litto is part of the new generation of cigar manufacturers coming up in their family companies...
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Flavor notes of barbecue beef???
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick takes your calls in another Ask the Pulpit episode! He lights up the My Father Blue, which tries to kill him at one point, and answers your comments, questions, concerns, and complaints on the Hotline. We cover such topics as favorite…
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Sticks out for Harambe
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick recaps his recent road trip to Bellevue, Kentucky, just outside of Cincinnati for a Gorbusto launch party at Party Source. Nick met up with Trey Mac Shipley and spent the trip visiting the Cincinnati Zoo to honor Harambe, the gorilla shot…
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PCA Recap Part 2: The Revengining with Shawn and Danny
Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, Nick is joined by the rest of Team Pulpit PCA 2026, Shawn and Danny, to discuss the recent industry trade show and get their thoughts on it. The guys fire up a selection of different new cigars and give their thoughts on the show itself, the...
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Hello Brothers and Sisters in Smoke! Settle into the lounge and enjoy a cigar with the Bishop of the Burn, Gator, and guests as they feature cigar news, reviews, interviews, and more in the Cigar Pulpit.
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